Apparently the organized wing of Anon hackers has said it did not attack PSN. It also, though, says that it's possible other Anons decided to do so on their own. In any case, it appears that the original issue was a DDoS attack and that the response Sony chose to take was to take it down in order to make it more robust. No word on when that'll be done. Oh, and they're not sure if any credit card info was stolen during the attack, either. Awesome.
I'll tell you one thing about this whole deal: it ain't Sony I'm upset with. ;)
And partially with Sony for failing to build something that doesn´t crash and burn when subjected to the thing it´s supposed to be protected from.
I do hope you're not upset with Anon though
Since it's not 'official' Anon, they can't really be held responsible.I mean, has it been confirmed that the Anons who threatened Sony and those who deny involvement are the same ones?
I am guessing you are angry with capitalism for creating an environment where video games could be invent, thus making you an addict, and then taking those games away from you.
Sure! Actually, I don't play games online. I do use the ol' PS3 for Netflix, though. And the kid plays online all the time.
Blame seems to lie with these hackers.
And partially with Sony for failing to build something that doesn´t crash and burn when subjected to the thing it´s supposed to be protected from.
I do hope you're not upset with Anon though Since it's not 'official' Anon, they can't really be held responsible.
I'm upset with whoever is doing it.
I'm upset with whoever is doing it.
That sounds like the most reasonable response
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Score one for Team Xbox, though. *high fives*
I wish, though, that they had admitted that credit card info might have been comprimised right away instead of waiting AN ENTIRE WEEK to give their customers that information.
Maybe instead of making a "sophisticated" security system they should make a solid one. The most "sophisticated" lock in the world is useless if someone can just easily kick down the door.
Huh. Seems like a Jersey thing to do. I mean, when they stole my stuff a while back it was some a-hole in Jersey what did it and they actually made a fraudulent card, too. Maybe we oughtta nuke Jersey. Could solve identity theft in one fell swoop.
Nuke Jersey? Cool. I'll just finish torturing the necessary information out of the nuclear physicist I kidnapped afew years ago then.
Makes you wonder why they didn't encrypt the data. I mean... it's not that hard. And it makes a lot of difference.
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
Which doesn't really excuse it, but does make it a bit more understandable1.
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1And once again I'd like to reiterate that my ability to understand something in no way reflects on my approval of something.
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
So are you saying that PSN was run by the Defense Department? I wonder when Wikileaks will be releasing their files to the public. Damn you Julian Assange!!! Damn you to hell!!!
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
I can't imagine a list of credit-cards number being sizeable enough that encryption isn't worth the time... you have what? A few million of them? Which you use once every few weeks? That's nothing compared to the amounts of actual data an online games network pumps around.
Also is it just me or are credit cards kinda unsafe? You have to send the card and the security code over the interwebz to pay for things? That seems very open to abuse?
And if somebody copies the entire number they can make a copy of your card with their own name on it? Or is the card linked to your name still?
Don't they have a magnetic strip and a non-printed PIN-code? Do your bank cards? Those appear to be a lot safer, especially for internet transactions where you never send the PIN-code to a company, only specially generated security-codes which are only sent to (and validated by) your bank, and from which you can't determine the PIN, and even if you could, you still needed the physical bank card with the special magnetic strip to be able to do anything.
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
I can't imagine a list of credit-cards number being sizeable enough that encryption isn't worth the time... you have what? A few million of them? Which you use once every few weeks? That's nothing compared to the amounts of actual data an online games network pumps around.
Also is it just me or are credit cards kinda unsafe? You have to send the card and the security code over the interwebz to pay for things? That seems very open to abuse?
And if somebody copies the entire number they can make a copy of your card with their own name on it? Or is the card linked to your name still?
Don't they have a magnetic strip and a non-printed PIN-code? Do your bank cards? Those appear to be a lot safer, especially for internet transactions where you never send the PIN-code to a company, only specially generated security-codes which are only sent to (and validated by) your bank, and from which you can't determine the PIN, and even if you could, you still needed the physical bank card with the special magnetic strip to be able to do anything.
That's why many people use pre-paid cards. If the number gets stolen at most your out a months worth of subscription money...
A lot of these solutions sound better than mine, which is to rely on your attrocious memory to pay bills on time and thus develope a credit rating bad enough that they won't give you a credit card.
It's seriously embarrassing. Money has never been a problem for me, it really is as simple as forgetting the deadlines. Ah, well. I'm better off without one, it seems.
If only they didn't make it such a pain in the ass to automate all these different payments to different companies, I'd be in a lot better shape credit-rating wise.
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
I can't imagine a list of credit-cards number being sizeable enough that encryption isn't worth the time... you have what? A few million of them? Which you use once every few weeks? That's nothing compared to the amounts of actual data an online games network pumps around.
Well, there's also the names, address, phone number, e-mail, all that stuff that connects the credit card number to a person.
And yeah, the cost/time of decrypting that many numbers on a fairly regular basis... it can add up. So I can imagine that it's a corner they might cut if they're confident enough in their other security measures. It's not smart, but it's understandable.
Might be a size thing. If they're keeping a sizeable amount of data they might feel that decent encryption just isn't worth the time.
I can't imagine a list of credit-cards number being sizeable enough that encryption isn't worth the time... you have what? A few million of them? Which you use once every few weeks? That's nothing compared to the amounts of actual data an online games network pumps around.
Well, there's also the names, address, phone number, e-mail, all that stuff that connects the credit card number to a person.
And yeah, the cost/time of decrypting that many numbers on a fairly regular basis... it can add up. So I can imagine that it's a corner they might cut if they're confident enough in their other security measures. It's not smart, but it's understandable.
Not in the least, I mean that stuff would get used at most once a month. Encrypting it takes almost no resources and HDD space is so cheap now I can drop a $100 and put every book ever printed on one HDD (in pure text format)... It really boils down to plain old lazyness or ignorance take your pick...